KJV King James Version
And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made an heap: and they did eat there upon the heap.
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Genesis 31:46
And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made an heap: and they did eat there upon the heap.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
and he said to his relatives, “Gather some stones.” So they took stones and made a mound, and there by the mound they ate.
WEB World English Bible
Jacob said to his relatives, “Gather stones.” They took stones, and made a heap. They ate there by the heap.
ASV American Standard Version
And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made a heap: and they did eat there by the heap.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and Jacob saith to his brethren, ‘Gather stones,’ and they take stones, and make a heap; and they eat there on the heap;
Surrounding context — Genesis 31
43 And Laban answered and said unto Jacob, [These] daughters [are] my daughters, and [these] children [are] my children, and [these] cattle [are] my cattle, and all that thou seest [is] mine: and what can I do this day unto these my daughters, or unto their children which they have born?
44 Now therefore come thou, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee.
45 And Jacob took a stone, and set it up [for] a pillar.
46 And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made an heap: and they did eat there upon the heap.
47 And Laban called it Jegarsahadutha: but Jacob called it Galeed.
48 And Laban said, This heap [is] a witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed;
49 And Mizpah; for he said, The LORD watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיֹּ֨אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayיַעֲקֹ֤בH3290 · ya.a.qovJacobלְאֶחָיו֙H251 · achbrother: male-siblingלִקְט֣וּH3950 · la.qatto gatherאֲבָנִ֔יםH68 · e.venstoneוַיִּקְח֥וּH3947 · la.qachto take: takeאֲבָנִ֖יםH68 · e.venstoneוַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־H6213 · a.sahto make: doגָ֑לH1530 · galheapוַיֹּ֥אכְלוּH398 · a.khalto eatשָׁ֖םH8033 · shamthereעַל־H5921 · aluponהַגָּֽל׃H1530 · galheap
Cross-references
Ecclesiastes 3:5A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;Joshua 7:26And they raised over him a great heap of stones unto this day. So the LORD turned from the fierceness of his anger. Wherefore the name of that place was called, The valley of Achor, unto this day.2 Samuel 18:17And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the wood, and laid a very great heap of stones upon him: and all Israel fled every one to his tent.Genesis 31:23And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days’ journey; and they overtook him in the mount Gilead.Joshua 4:20-24And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua pitch in Gilgal.Genesis 31:37Whereas thou hast searched all my stuff, what hast thou found of all thy household stuff? set [it] here before my brethren and thy brethren, that they may judge betwixt us both.Genesis 31:32With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, let him not live: before our brethren discern thou what [is] thine with me, and take [it] to thee. For Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen them.Joshua 4:5-9And Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of Jordan, and take ye up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel:Genesis 31:54Then Jacob offered sacrifice upon the mount, and called his brethren to eat bread: and they did eat bread, and tarried all night in the mount.
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